Where does “Tanabata” come from?

Tanabata (English) comes from Japanese 七夕, from Middle Chinese 七夕.

Tanabata (English): An annual Japanese festival, starting on 7 July, celebrating the meeting of the deities Orihime and Hikoboshi (represented by the stars Vega and Altair), said to be separated at other times by the Milky Way

Definitions

  1. An annual Japanese festival, starting on 7 July, celebrating the meeting of the deities Orihime and Hikoboshi (represented by the stars Vega and Altair), said to be separated at other times by the Milky Way

Ancestry of “Tanabata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese七夕a type of loom; a type of weaving; by extension,...
2Middle Chinese七夕—
Every word from Middle Chinese 七夕 →Every word from Japanese 七夕 →